Boston United vs Sutton United

29 March 2025 · National League · 2024/25 · Referee R Aspinall

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Jai Rowe 23’
  • James Gale 90+2’
  • Will Davies 29’

Match summary

Boston United beat Sutton United 2-1, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Jai Rowe put Boston United ahead with a header in the 23rd minute, Will Davies equalised with a header in the 29th minute, and James Gale won it in stoppage time.

Sutton United can feel hard done by, creating 1.78 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Boston United's 0.58 from 8. Will Davies had a penalty saved for Sutton United.

Match stats

Boston United Sutton United
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
0.57 xG 1.77
0.57 Non-penalty xG 1.01

Key events

Boston United Sutton United
Kick-off
Jai Rowe1-0 (Boston United)
23’
29’
Will Davies1-1 (Sutton United)
Half-time1-1
James Gale2-1 (Boston United)
90+2’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Boston United
  • Bradley Nicholson
  • Jacob Hazel
  • Keaton Ward
Sutton United
  • Jack Sims
  • Tyler French
  • Lewis Simper
  • Siju Odelusi

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.58 1.78 23’ Jai Rowe (Boston United), 1-0 23’ 29’ Will Davies (Sutton United), 1-1 29’ 90+2’ James Gale (Boston United), 2-1 90+2’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.58 1.78 23’ Jai Rowe (Boston United), 1-0 Rowe 23’ 29’ Will Davies (Sutton United), 1-1 Davies 29’ 90+2’ James Gale (Boston United), 2-1 Gale 90+2’
Boston United 0.58 xGSutton United 1.78 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sutton United attacking Boston United attacking 
77’ Will Davies (Sutton United), penalty, 0.76 xG, saved 29’ Will Davies (Sutton United), set piece, 0.25 xG, goal 65’ Harry Ransom (Sutton United), set piece, 0.19 xG, saved 51’ Jacob Hazel (Boston United), set piece, 0.18 xG, blocked 90+2’ James Gale (Boston United), set piece, 0.15 xG, goal 48’ Will Davies (Sutton United), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 13’ Kain Adom (Sutton United), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 90+5’ Adam Marriott (Boston United), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 78’ Will Davies (Sutton United), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 23’ Jai Rowe (Boston United), set piece, 0.07 xG, goal 53’ Lewis Simper (Sutton United), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 86’ Will Davies (Sutton United), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 27’ Cameron Green (Boston United), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 15’ Ashley Nadesan (Sutton United), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 59’ Eduino Vaz (Sutton United), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+2’ Keaton Ward (Boston United), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 83’ Finley Barbrook (Sutton United), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 86’ Lewis Simper (Sutton United), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 10’ Frankie Maguire (Boston United), set piece, 0.00 xG, off target 40’ Jimmy Knowles (Boston United), set piece, 0.00 xG, off target 16’ Lewis Simper (Sutton United), open play, 0.00 xG, off target 77’ Will Davies (Sutton United), penalty, 0.76 xG, saved 29’ Will Davies (Sutton United), set piece, 0.25 xG, goal 65’ Harry Ransom (Sutton United), set piece, 0.19 xG, saved 51’ Jacob Hazel (Boston United), set piece, 0.18 xG, blocked 90+2’ James Gale (Boston United), set piece, 0.15 xG, goal 48’ Will Davies (Sutton United), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 13’ Kain Adom (Sutton United), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 90+5’ Adam Marriott (Boston United), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 78’ Will Davies (Sutton United), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 23’ Jai Rowe (Boston United), set piece, 0.07 xG, goal 86’ Will Davies (Sutton United), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 27’ Cameron Green (Boston United), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 53’ Lewis Simper (Sutton United), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 15’ Ashley Nadesan (Sutton United), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 59’ Eduino Vaz (Sutton United), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+2’ Keaton Ward (Boston United), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 83’ Finley Barbrook (Sutton United), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 86’ Lewis Simper (Sutton United), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 10’ Frankie Maguire (Boston United), set piece, 0.00 xG, off target 40’ Jimmy Knowles (Boston United), set piece, 0.00 xG, off target 16’ Lewis Simper (Sutton United), open play, 0.00 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Jai Rowe
90′ 1 – 1 0.07 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Zak Mills
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.06 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Frankie Maguire Taken off
70′ – – 1 0.00 – – –
Dylan Hill Taken off
70′ – – – – – – –
Jimmy Knowles Taken off
70′ – – 1 0.00 – – –
Jacob Hazel Taken off
85′ – – 1 0.18 – –
Gregory Sloggett Came on as a substitute
20′ – – – – – – –
Keaton Ward Came on as a substitute
20′ – – 1 0.01 – –
James Gale Came on as a substitute
20′ 1 – 1 0.15 – – –
Adam Marriott Came on as a substitute
5′ – – 1 0.10 – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Boston United win 40% Avg odds 2.30
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.23
Sutton United win 31% Avg odds 2.97

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.